Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KD-34XBR960 Operating Instructions Manual page 113

Glossary
analog signal
aspect ratio
A signaling method that uses continuous changes in the amplitude or frequency of an
electronic transmission to convey informatiom
Refersto the ratio between the width and height of the screen. This TV has a I6:9
(widescreen) aspect ratio, as opposed to a 4:3 aspect ratio,
4:3 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio
component video
composite video
degauss
digital television (DTV)
HDMI (High-Definition
Multimedia Interface)
National Television System
Committee (NTSC)
RF
S VIDEO
VHF/UHF
480i (SD)
480p (SD)
720p (HD)
1080i (HD)
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Component v ideo issent throughthreecables:two colorshade(chrominance) s ignalsandone
brightness (luminance) signal, Componentvideo achieves greatercoloraccuracy than
compositevideoor SVIDEObysplitting chrominance into two separateportions,
Composite video is sent through a singlecable.Compositevideo combinesthe colorshade
(chrominance) a ndbrightness(luminance)informationinto onevideo signal
A process that demagnetizes the metal componentsinthe TVmonitor,whicheliminatesimage
distortionthat canresultfrom magneticchargesacquiredby the TV'scomponents, Y ourTV
degausses automaticallywhen it isturned on,
A newtechnologyfor transmittingandreceivingbroadcasttelevisionsignals.DTVprovides
clearerresolutionandimprovedsoundquality over analogtelevision.
Provides an uncompressed, all-digital audio/videointerfacebetweenthis TVand any HDMI-
equippedaudio/videocomponent,suchasa set-topbox, DVDplayer,andA/V receiver, H DMI
supportsenhanced,or high-definitionvideo,plustwo-channeldigital audio,
A unit of the Federal C ommunications Commission, W ashington, D C,that establishes
televisionstandardsin the United States, s uchas NTSC Color,the standardusedin thisf'_!
RadioFrequency, T hatpart of the frequencyspectrumthat is usedto transmitTVandradio
signals.
SVIDEOrequiresa singlecable,whichcarriesthe brightness (luminance) and color
(chrominance) s ignalsof the picture separately. S VIDEO providesbetterresolutionthan
compositevideo,which carriesthe signalstogether,
VHF(VeryHighFrequency) i s the part of the frequencyspectrumfrom 30 to 300 megahertz.
UHF(Ultra HighFrequency) i s the part of the frequencyspectrumfrom 300 to 3,000
megahertz.
Provides 480 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusing interlacedscanning,whichfirst
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines,
Provides 480 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusing progressive scanning,whichtransmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom,
Provides 720 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusing progressive scanning,whichtransmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom,
Provides 1080 lines of resolution. Displays images using interlaced scanning, which first
transmits all the odd lines on the TV screen and then the even lines. I080i is one of the
formats used by HDW (High Definition fV).